Williams was summoned to the F1 stewards after the British Grand Prix on Sunday.

Carlos Sainz handed unusual F1 penalty after British GP error

Carlos Sainz has received a one penalty lap after the British GP after the Spaniard was deemed to have unlapped himself under the Safety Car when not entitled to do so. Sainz had finished P12 at Si...

Carlos Sainz receives rare penalty after British GP Safety Car infringement

The Williams driver dropped from 12th to 17th after stewards added a lap to his race time for incorrectly unlapping himself under the safety car

Carlos Sainz handed unprecedented penalty after F1 British GP

Williams F1 driver Carlos Sainz was assessed a rare one-lap penalty following the British Grand Prix, due to an unusual chain of events under safety car conditions

'Penalty lap'? F1's weirdest penalty of 2026 explained

The Williams driver incorrectly overtook the safety car late on at Silverstone on Sunday

Sainz handed unprecedented penalty after F1 British GP

Carlos Sainz was handed a rare F1 penalty at the British Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz’s rare and unprecedented ‘penalty lap’ at F1 British GP explained

The FIA took unprecedented action against Carlos Sainz following a Safety Car mix-up for Williams the British Grand Prix,

Carlos Sainz hit with unprecedented FIA penalty after British GP

Carlos Sainz received a rare one-lap penalty after the British Grand Prix, dropping from 12th to 17th, due to incorrectly unlapping himself under the safety car conditions.

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